Harrowden Turf on wildflowers, plastic, demand, tech and mental health

Harrowden Turf's managing director Stuart Ridd-Jones talks on the Horticulture Week Podcast about the company's diversification from turf growing to wildflower turf, sedum, green roofs and topsoil. Ridd-Jones gives us a market outlook and discusses new technology such as the Firefly Harvester.The effects of extreme weather due climate change on smaller gardens means we need new types of turf, such as shade-tolerant products, he says.Plastic in wildflower turf and not mowing turf as part of campaigns such as 'No Mow May' are hot topic and he gives us his views.And finally, Harrowden Turf has a partnership with rural mental health charity You Are Not Alone (YANA) and the importance of that is also brought up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.